Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0652

Leo stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around. I knew he was waiting for me to speak.

"Leo, you knew, didn't you..." The thought of those photos made my voice tremble involuntarily.

Nelson wasn't the only one who knew about those photos. At the very least, the security tearn on the third floor of The Secret knew, and so did Claudia.

Thinking about the call I'd just received from Claudia-was the "secret" she mentioned referring to those photos?

Lec didn't look back, but I heard him take a deep breath. "If you behave yourself, no one else will find out."

His voice was so emotionless that I couldn't discem whether his words were a warning or something else.

Nicholas was furious, clearly interpreting Leo's words as a blatant provocation, showing no respect for him. "Leo! Don't you dare..."

"Nicholas," I interrupted softly before he could finish. "Let him go."

felt dazed, my gaze drifting aimlessly, unable to

pulled up a chair to

things from him. It filled him with a sense of unease, a

my daze, and mechanically picked up my spoon, putting a bite of food in my mouth

our meal. It's been delayed long enough that

snatched the spoon from my hand. "If you don't want to eat, then don't. I'll have someone bring

Don't waste it. I'm not that hungry anyway-I'm

is there something you're hiding from me? Something you can't tell me?" Nicholas

a sense of guilt in me. But I

him. "There's nothing. You're overthinking it. He used to be Yasmine's boyfriend, didn't he? I just wanted to

Secret. I feel bad for Yasmine-after all, he

clearly unconvinced. What I said didn't match Leo's cryptic

want to tell him. So, no matter how much he

his rough

"Ari," he called softly.